The Texas county of Fort Bend, located in the southeastern part of the state, welcomes roughly 9,000 babies per year.
What were the most popular names among last year’s babies specifically? Emma and Noah, according to data released by the Fort Bend County Clerk’s office.
Here are Fort Bend’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2024:
Girl names, 2024
- Emma
- Olivia
- Isabella
- Sophia
- Ava
- Camila
- Amelia
- Aria
- Mia
- Eliana
Boy names, 2024
- Noah
- Liam
- Elijah
- Mateo
- Sebastian
- Daniel
- Levi
- Oliver
- Luke
- Ethan
And here are the county’s top baby names of 2023:
Girl names, 2023
- Camila
- Mia
- Olivia
- Sofia
- Emma
- Sophia
- Evelyn
- Amelia
- Gianna
- Isabella
Boy names, 2023
- Liam
- Noah
- Lucas
- Elijah
- Sebastian
- Mateo
- Santiago
- Matthew
- Oliver
- Ethan
It should be noted that these two sets of rankings — which were based on the records of “5,731 registered births” and “6,457 registered births,” respectively — account for most, but not all, of the county’s births in 2024 and 2023.
I’ve never posted rankings for Fort Bend County before, but I did post the 2023 rankings for the city of Houston, a small portion of which is located within Fort Bend. (Most of Houston is located in Harris County.)
Sources:
- Fort Bend County Clerk Announces Most Popular Baby Names Registered in 2024 (pdf)
- Fort Bend County Clerk Announces Most Popular Baby Names Registered in 2023 (pdf)
- Live Births – Texas Health Data – Texas Department of State Health Services
Image: Adapted from Flag of Texas (public domain)